New Delhi: Adobe’s Photoshop Lightroom will now provide users the option to edit and share raw photos instead of having to convert them into some other format like jpeg first. The development is part of the app’s latest updates, rolled out on both iOS and Android, and are available on the App Store and Google Play respectively.
For Apple users, Photoshop Lightroom v2.4 will allow editing and sharing of raw images, as until now Adobe had to transfer a JPEG version of the image for editing or users had to use desktops to edit RAW files.
This feature, called 'Raw Technology Preview', enables users with all the usual editing options including adjusting white balance, recover blown out highlights, access to the full range of colour information, and editing an uncompressed file inside the app.
The company announced the update in the blog post and said, “An added benefit is that the raw file that you've imported into Lightroom for iOS will be synced with Lightroom on your other devices, such as Lightroom for desktop or Lightroom on the web, along with any of the edits, star ratings, or flags that you added."
On the other hand, Adobe Lightroom for Android v2.1 brings a new Pro mode in its built-in camera option under DNG RAW mode. This mode lets users take control of the White Balance, ISO, focus, all inside a new interface. A new Lightroom Camera widget is also included, which directly fires up the Lightroom's built-in camera.
According to the Adobe blog post, "If the files are available somewhere within the Lightroom ecosystem, Lightroom for Android will now download the full resolution version and enable you to export them."
Last year Adobe, made Photo Lightroom available for free on Android, after it made it free on iOS.
